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<blockquote data-quote="s-band" data-source="post: 1019086" data-attributes="member: 407744"><p>I second the recommendation from Tonymac. The hardware list is crucial IMO.</p><p></p><p>My first one was a Dell Mini-9 which had hardware that is quite close to an old Mac Mini. I did a couple those by installing OSX on an SSD on an iMac then Hackintoshing it on the Dell. That was with Snow Leopard. They worked well for years, and still do.</p><p>When I wanted something faster than the iMac, I looked at MacPro but they are expensive and not easily upgradable. I went for a suggested set-up from Tonymac's hardware list. It works fine most of the time, I had to do a bodge to the sound drivers to reload them every time it wakes from sleep. Occasionally it will freeze with the only cure being a re-start. It usually happens soon after start up if I do much with a browser. i think it's something to do with the video driver. Once it's running it goes for days.</p><p></p><p>3 main drawbacks for me: 1 I can't run 64bit VMs as a virtualisation switch has to be off in the BIOS. 2 It is a real pain to update (as you can see from the attached) , which is why I haven't. 3 Whole disk encryption using OSX doesn't work on the boot drive (3rd party can work) All based on Mavericks experience.</p><p></p><p>I use Little Snitch to make sure nothing I don't want to phone home can do so. It really helps to have a Mac of some sort as well as your target PC hardware.</p><p></p><p>OS Wars declaration: My preferred OS is OSX on Mac and other H/W. I am happy with Win XP, 7. I hate Win 10 but once it has been castrated and otherwise neutralised, it is useful and tolerable. I run Linux Mint on an old macBook (dual booted with SL) because it can't be updated beyond Snow Leopard. I'm not so happy with the way MacOS is being locked down and it took me ages to work out how to get full control of Sierra.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]108156[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s-band, post: 1019086, member: 407744"] I second the recommendation from Tonymac. The hardware list is crucial IMO. My first one was a Dell Mini-9 which had hardware that is quite close to an old Mac Mini. I did a couple those by installing OSX on an SSD on an iMac then Hackintoshing it on the Dell. That was with Snow Leopard. They worked well for years, and still do. When I wanted something faster than the iMac, I looked at MacPro but they are expensive and not easily upgradable. I went for a suggested set-up from Tonymac's hardware list. It works fine most of the time, I had to do a bodge to the sound drivers to reload them every time it wakes from sleep. Occasionally it will freeze with the only cure being a re-start. It usually happens soon after start up if I do much with a browser. i think it's something to do with the video driver. Once it's running it goes for days. 3 main drawbacks for me: 1 I can't run 64bit VMs as a virtualisation switch has to be off in the BIOS. 2 It is a real pain to update (as you can see from the attached) , which is why I haven't. 3 Whole disk encryption using OSX doesn't work on the boot drive (3rd party can work) All based on Mavericks experience. I use Little Snitch to make sure nothing I don't want to phone home can do so. It really helps to have a Mac of some sort as well as your target PC hardware. OS Wars declaration: My preferred OS is OSX on Mac and other H/W. I am happy with Win XP, 7. I hate Win 10 but once it has been castrated and otherwise neutralised, it is useful and tolerable. I run Linux Mint on an old macBook (dual booted with SL) because it can't be updated beyond Snow Leopard. I'm not so happy with the way MacOS is being locked down and it took me ages to work out how to get full control of Sierra. [ATTACH]108156[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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